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The Meeker herald., 1887-10-22
STATE OFFICIALS.

Governor. Ava Adams
lieutenant Goycrnog, ". n. Nciirim
SECRETARY of state. Jane, Nic-
Auditor, 80 Dar-in y, Kins.lrS
Treasurer. rrgcE ". iirrrn-
sup,. ruilic in,.rurti1a, l.. :. C"rneii
,ttnrn., General. Alvin Marsh
H~s-nis state University, :. Oriihln.
l.. :. Cornell II. ". N1a,ibstfy, u, l., New
,umh. 4 J. TeInrie anil w"ifr innduncE.
suFHEiil JpUHr
chief juSc-. Wiuit'n Z Heck
As.u-..i.., J. e, Helm and :. II, Eihcri
Commissioners. 4. ], Nisins, Thos- Nscua
ami John &. stsiirup,
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-22

TuI i;io orande began laying uiird
rail between Pueblo and Lcadyillc LAS,
week. In short time the Midland
will hay. u broad gauge competitor for
mountain traffic.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-22

Iowa papers complain OF a decrease
In population and want 10 know what Is
lion pushes and the States farther in
til. W,s, pull.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-22
objection Ov-rruied.

AT recent meeting of the Lime Kiln
Club Waydown Bebee. chairman Of the
Fall poetry committee, reported that he
had received seyenly-six competitive
poems up 10 date. aud that lie noticed II
marked improvement In style and sei,i-
ment over last year. Tie prize would
be awarded some time In October. The
following, written by old Pete White
field. Of the Florence hotel. liirming-
ham, Ala, wns handed to the secretary
to be read and filed:
THE FATE Of THE CHICKEN.
On . roo.t a chicken rat.
Come alons-.on. along.
lie wn- young and very fat
Sing "a .Uns-siLR n song.
Oh you chicken! hsv u care,
FIr Jo>ephu. dras.Ih near.
Up III. alley rrep, o,'on-
Crept ai0ug-crrpt along
..-a--ss-ss--s- s-s--sz-. s.lsa..f.
Ding-,s-ti1ns-, -,inR-a-iong.
Oh yUu chicken dnan you know
Why dat iaTty crvopcth zof
Now Ju-sptu, siii.lh IN,
Iiun-a'hum-huin.s.h hum:
Now he futs dat chickens rbin.
Dune rum r,iin-a-.iuni:
Now dat chickens la tag
Limp and dead any my.
Elder Penstock arose to object. Tine
was when the colur-d man of this coun-
try might be connected with tile
chicken, but That dan Ind long sine.
gone by. lie looked upon the poem as
ga. t,.ttr I'll
Why should n color-i man L. repre-.
s.n,.d -, stealing mp the alley any more
than white mani And. and. ab0yr
all, what member Of the Lime Kiln club
could sit si.ll under the title o; coon, :"
He would move Tim, the poem be sco'n-
fully rejected.
Samuel shin supported the motion,
II nind- his bloOL boil To IL thus openly
insuliei In his own house. ~ II We're.
II shall rule de mcshun as outer
order, calmly announced the pr sid-nt.
$50 fur as ms u,IsrTyashun extends. de
Guild man aT. iisi as tightly connected
wid chicken at dc present time Is cher
bcio,. l can't Earn dat anybody has
his taste from chicken To eui.
iish II lie could help IL. A. TO ic title
pf coon dnr am no need of giiiin' up
nn your high horse about II. We kin
rail lie white folks iuSrs or rabbits II We
want to. It duan' make us ANY blackcr.
nor shorten up our Zee, one bit. As |
'lsd. shall obcTrulc lie mosliun."-
Detroit Free Press.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-22
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
rNIrrn sr,rrs orrrclAl.s.

selE,or-. 7. n. D"wcn aud ". ". Teller
Nmbrr ot consrsss, u "' N'mr-
ftstriet Judge, M"-"' iIHllrtt
MARSHAL. l. hlh
ltturrsy, II, w, li"hsun
Register of the isni Olfe~. :. J, bciah
ii.c-i,-r Of rubli- N1Hrys, }, = swan
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-22
rosrnFFcE muLIITiN.

i'sNiin. mail leaves Monday. wcin -.day and
Friday ut a. m. Arrive. Tura,iay. Thur.
day AMI saitiriiy o; Tor. M.
Grand River uH leave. Monday ats n. M.
Arrives Ti..is' n, y. M.
i,nnEcly mail lssss Monday u; a. m. Ar.
ri,cl Tbur.sisy It g y. Va.
piccanco prirar nail leaves wc,incsiiy n, ;
y. IN. Arrives Tuesday.
Money ur'i"r 40 registry department open
from = =. NJ. i"ip. IN.
once open suiriiys from . tn 10 a. In, and
FROM 0 tns sr. tn.
} V. Ilnrsruv. Postmaster.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-22
REEF 4 NrCkOLl-A-
q. II. NrcxotiA, rssvaAaA

Hang" sulphur creek and white river. cat.
Tie hr'nhch On left side. Horses branded same
cut IN loft hip or shoulder. Po-,1fico address,
Ncckcr, Colo.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-22
HEADACHE.

al was for many years a
perfect martyr TO Headache
and Dyspepsia, AID some me-
times thought 1t would XIII
me. After trying many
remedies, and finding them
of no account, ! concluded
to try Simmons Liver Regu,,
lator, and ! am now and
have been for fifteen years
II stranger to a headache.
/ can recommend the Regu,,.
lator, for j, Is no humbug.'
b. /. DoDD, Putnam Co,
Ga. "Ihaye suffered for
FIVE years with the Sick
Headache, and find it is tho
only thing that will give mo
relief" w. ]. ALsros. Ar
kadelphia, hrk......;"i use
Simmons Liver Regulator
when troubled with Head
ache. It. produces a favor
able result without hinder
ing my pursuits in business.
/ regard d, IS a ready pre-,
n.-.rl.ral
Liver. M. ", WirMEn,
Des Moipes, Iowa.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-22
DISTRICT OFFICIALS

District inis-. Thnna. \ Hu"kef
plstTiri Attorney, II H. huich"r
state senator. W w. Iii'
state Representative. Melvin 5ivari'
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-22
rowN OFFICIALS.
STATE BOARD or CATTLE INSPECTION
tmMNi.aimNIna

WHITE RIVER sroCK.GuowEns Asso.
CATION.
President. Hen pric.
yic-.i'rrsli-ni. ". II. tnfiny
Secretary. l. II itrn.hrr
Trrasurrr. tic. Rock
Executive C"'tir.fisr. y. grcsury. A. c,
Hatch and J. iiuls
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18
"Elocuting" Unappreciatsd.

The great advantage of recitations is
that everybody is obliged to listen to
them. One may talk away gayly. hard-
" taking the trouble TO lower the voice,
while some luckless girl who practices
six hours a LAY performs upon the
piano /; and wen when a song is going
IN. il is not utterly unlaw full 10 refrain
lrom %conyersing gently, But the in
slant either man or woman stands mp
20 "elocnte." all tongues must be tied.
in the face OF such a benefit to per-
formers it is ungracious eyen TO hint at
the only remaining question why
should people meet together TO listen
TO the repetition Of poems with which
they have been familiar since their child
hood, or TO others with which, alas!
they will soon be only too conversant ,
Perhaps in a ar-offmillennium they will
be able TO discover some mean Of con-
versing intelligently with each other
for an hour or 40, without being forced
TO have recourse 10 artificial aids.
Music, they say, is refining, but Is
amateur recitation refining? Is it any
thing, il we only had the courage 10
say 80, but a most uninteresting nui-
sance, a most thorough, complete and
unmitigated nineteenth century form Of
boring the many in order TO feed the
vanity Of the fewP
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18
Advice to stoop-shouid-red People.

A stopping figure is not only O ia.
miliar expression of weakness or old
age, but it is, when caused by C reless
habits, a direct cause Of contracted
chest aud defective breathing. Unless
you rid yourself Of this crook while at
school you will probably go bent to
your grave,
There Is n good way to cure il.
Shoulder-br,,cs will not help. One
needs, not an artificial substitute, but
some means to develop the muscles
whose duty it is to hold the head and
shoulders erect.
l know of but one hull's-eve shot.
II is to carry a weight OF the head. A
sheepskin Or other strong lag filled
with twenty to eighty puVnGs Of sand
is good weight.
When engaged in your morning
studics either before or after breakfast.
put this bag Of sand on your head. hold
yOur head erect, draw yoIr chin close
To- yoTr neck and walk slowly about the
room coming lack. # Nuu r~lpssc. cv "
minute ~ ~ Ia vnnr lInG. or rarry-
ing the book as you walk.
The muscles whose duty it is to hold
the head and shoulders erect are hit,
not with scattering shot, but with a
rifle hall.
The bones Of the spine and the in
teryertebnl substance will soon accom-.
modate themselves to the new attitude.
One year Of daily practice with he
bag, half All hour moruingand evening,
will give you a noble carriage, without
interfering a moment with your studies.
Halls Journal Of Health.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18
LET BUYlGS OF IEW-'C B-WaRe.
Zone OF The Tricks In Tra'r rravt.tcG by
1hOs. Who sell L. ms,

Tie invention of what ar called
"LuuNlrtE in diamond dealing csa he
tr,.lrtI b.,h .ur ccnl..i,a.
One mo,.y ui get ing Up false stones
has been ii Scrib,,l H. Jc,one Laluan,
VINO has published in detail N" method
OF the inventor, one ZocUnnu.
This persons way OF working vas 70
procure q thin iiaNc Of Il very inferior
and cheap example of the ST nc b. dc-
ired to Improve" choosing those
which had little color, au migAs IN
consequence Ia procure. ~ naIiEal
price. As a bottom for lis make mp"
he took a hit OF crystal Nntrn lie
had shaped TO his purpose covering
this with a Transparent glue with which
he had mixed the necessary cOloring
material, so as 10 be- like the finest spec
linen of the gem he mtcpGCl 10 forge,
he carefully fixed on the flake Of stone,
and concealed the joining OF the two so
deity by careful setting as to make
purchasers fancy that lis gems
were not only genuine, but really finer
than those olUthur jewellers.
Tor tiuc Eucolmo tiourished, and
was C.a ! 4 hy wc..l!S of his cunning
workmanship to eve the clcyerest
~lapIiarics: hut Gc',r IN came at last
and put an eud ta his fraudulent prac-
ticcs Ill gem making,
1t may be mentioned as q warning to
travellers that the singhalese at Colom-
DO are experts in such frauds, and fire.
quently persuade persons to purchase
cleyerly set up doublets, or pieces Of
rock crystal cut and polished.
DOublets, in many cases, especially
when both parts are really diamonds,
are somewhat difficult to detect, even
by mel who have had great experience
in the gem and jewel trades. Often,
when these gems have been set in a
cluster, it has been found on examina-
tion that ut least one of the stones is
made of paste, or is perhaps. a doublet
A rather curious story went the round
of the press some years ago, when. on
the death Of lady OF title, il wa found
that more than one-third OF the
family diamond were composed of false
stones. These limitations had been so
beautifully executed that none but the
cleyerest dealers were able to detect
them, Will in the ease of some of the
stones it was not till their specific grav-
ity had been tested that a decision
could he arrived at.
1t has been found on examination,
we believe, that necklaces of so called
real diamonds have often contained 20
per cent. of other stones of questionable
quality.
Respectable dealers in jewelry main
tain that it is the public W o are to
blame for the production Of false jew
els, knowing well enough that genuine
gems could not be given at the prices
offered for them.
Retail jewelers. are not seldom de.
ceived themselves, not being, perhaps,
30 well versed in the technical knowl,
edge incidental to their trade as they
ought to be. Tradesmen of repute,
however, are exceedingly careful IN
their selection of stock, no gem being
Offered for sale unless it is known to
be genuine. : Chambers Journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18
Along the shores Of Norway.

In sailing along the shore YOU con.
stantly see large churches placed close To
the water with no population around
them and no roads leading 10 them. A
little observation, particularly on Sunday,
shows you that they are placed at such
positions that the peasants can come to
them by boat, and they frequently come
from long distances. Near some Of the
churches there are houses vacant except
on Saturdays or Sundays. when the
peasants come there and occupy them.
Occasionally you see a picturesque mar
rage party on their way to ne of these
churches in boats, shooting of guns as
they pass along. II is a little curious
that even way up TO the North Cape you
find mosquitoes, and at times they are
very annoying; SO much so that all the
guide l"oks advise travellers to take
mosquito nets with them, but | dld not
haplSn To find that necessary. From
the North Cape, or from within a few
miles Of il, ! amused myself by cabling
to America, and subsequently learned
thai my dispatch was received earlier in
point Of time than at the hour il was
e Col. George Bliss in New York
Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18
THE IERRAPIN'S BITE,
An Interesting Art Gle Viii d tho Re dr.
L. Not Obliged To Relieve.

"''k ]" ifiitNr.
When a terrapin bites he bites for
keeps You may cut off the head, hut
the grip will be the came. II makes
no matter whether the jaws close on a
stick, n fish hook or your finger, al
though ! believe the terapin has more
inward satisfaction in the case Of a fin
ger.
Hence, when a lot get to fighting and
lay hold of each other, nothing but the
kettle will ever bring peace.
Once a rich and stingy old Baltimore
man started a terrapin farm down the
bay, and raised a great MANI thousands.
One season { ev we've lery scarce and
commanded tremendous prices, so he
SEM down an iron steamer to he loaded.
She came back with 10000 terrapin,
but when the process OF removal was
ATTEMPTED il was seen that they had
had a grand rough-and-tumble fight,
and were locked, head and tail, in one
solid mass. They tried crowbars and
failed.
Persuasion likewise was Of no avail,
and scientists averred that, while a
powerful blast of dynamite might dis
lodge a few, it would not improve their
flavor, and advised his selling the whole
mess'as a job lot, and letting the pur-
chaser remove them.
This was an idea, and the rich old
rascal advertised his terrapin for week,
but got no bids he thought Of accept
ing.
Finally a Boston man ~telegraphed
that he would take the lot at regular
market rates, provided the owner would
lend him the iron steamer that held
them.
This was gladly assented to. and ali
Baltimore crowded down to see tic Inn
when TIE Postun man would tlj iu %vr
the ~tcrralnn apart. The cid aEintlrYt
received his molcy aud signed the lease
of the vessel.
The Boston man had her drawn up
on tie dry dock. ca 60 anil FL. Then
he had q fire engine come down and
pump her half iull If water, aEI DIDO!
two hogsheads Of salt. Huge iron cis.
terms were then filed with alcohol, with
a bale of cotton in each, showed under
the keel and lighted.
In vain the miser dane d and Swore
and begged off his contract; the Boston
man said he had bought the terr8piu
and leased the vessel, all at regular
rates, and couldn't get them apart, hut
that he wasn't going to let any Balti-
more shellhsh get ahead Of him il lo
had come from Boston-not a Int ii il
he was going to cook 'em just where
they were. Ard cook them he did.
The major SAYS this story is true, and
that the ste- was canned and sent to
Boston, where it is used to this day;
but that it taught a lesson, and when
terrapin are sent on a sea voyage nova
days each n is given a separate state.
roo and locked nm. Y. Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18

ONE OF the greatest enemies Of the
salmon and salmon fisheries in Oregon
~ the sea-lion. In il estimated that
half the salmon that enter the Column
bia river the early part Of the season
are captured by these big beasts,
which also damage nets to the amount
OF thousands Of dollars. Vast numbers
of them congregate at Tillamook rock
and at Sealrocks. and 1t is suggested
that dynamite be used to force them
TO seek other localities.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18
Friday, February IS. 1887.
PRISON LABOR.


As We understand the action Of the
Knights of Labor with reference to
convict labor, the point is well taken
and worthy of consideration. II the
opposition we're general to all labor of
prisoners We should certainly object
on principle, for we believe that con-
victs should work, rs well for their
" good as TO relieve the state from
the burden of their support. But the
contract system is open to many insu-
perable objections. We know that in
many parts Of the country IL is grossly
abused. Cruelties and hardshlps are
imposed upon convicts that are revolt
ing to humanity. III We want to re-
store manhood we must employ hui
a and manly means. Ii is equally
Objectionable ii the contractor is AL
lowed TO give any consideration in
form to stimulate greater industry,
skill aud care among the prisoners.
All must he treated with equal and
uniform consideration. In order that
prisoner- might be encouraged and re-
warded for well doing, regular current
wages should be paid based upon the
value Of the work done. Accounts
should be kept with each one. aud
after deducting the cost of mainte.
nance. the rest of the wages
should he at the disposition Of
the prisoner. II the prisoner had a
family or friends, il might on his order
go to them, and another portion 20
TO his own use in innocent luxuries. or
the amount deposited TO his credit. SO
taat he might have capital when he
came out Of prison with which to start
life anew. Whatever profit there is
In the labor of prisoners should 20 to
relieve the burdens Of the state for sup.
porting prisoners or to themselves. If
q prison contractor hires his laoor
cheaper than other men, he can under
sell them in the market, and that
tends 10 reduce the wages of those en-
gagged in that line of business aud thus
works them an injury. In the pro-
posed business of stone quarrying or
building public buildings, il Gems a.
IL these were the very things needed
that would give full steady employ
ment for many years 10 come. We
want buildings for a penitentlary that
shall belong 10 Montana ~ a territory
and rs Il state. We need an insane
asylum also at once, and before these
buildings are finished we shall need
university, hItnh, deaf aud dumb,
ineJriate buildings, aud rsformatori,s
for children aud women In fact we
can be sure of having work of this kind
always without i~0okingan further. II
would be wise 10 locate our p%enitentiary
at some point such n Billings
having first secured title by gift. pur.
chase or grant from the government of
suitable ground ana enough quarry to
suffice for all time. Then acOmpetent
superintendent should he employed
on good salary, with enough assistants
to lay out and instruct in the work.
In a few years we would have some Of
the most s%u bstantial aud commodious
public buildings in the country at fair
cost. No m would be injured and
every one would be benefted.-Hel-
ens Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18
The Rising Generation.

"What is the matter. johnny"
asked a Texas widower OF his little
son..
You are not acting right, father.
You are not behaving asa father should.
You have secrets"
"What have / done, Johnny"
lyon have engaged yourself to Miss
Jonr without consulting me. / had
already picked ont a wife for you, but
aS Won make your bed 50 Won must lie
in IT. All / eau say is, that a hayward
iather is apt 70 make a bad husband
Texas Sif ings.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18
Milking the Water.

Nilkmah: JOHNNY, dill You put water
in the milk this morning.
New assistant Yes, sir"
"Don't you know that is wicked,
JoLnuy?'
" ut you told me to mix water with
the mllk.'
Yes, but told you TO Mt the water
in first and pourthe milk into it. Then,
YOU see. we can tell people we never
put water in our milk. "-[Chicago
News,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18
Wanted. q New Kind nf Baby.

An advertisement eItolling the yir.
tues Of q new make Of infants feeding
bottle closes as follows:
when the baby has done drinking
II must be unscrewed and laid in :
cool place, say under a tap"
IL looks as though o new kind OF baby
would have 70 be invented to ill the
requirements Of this bottle. Pitts
burg Chronicle.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18
Assisting the Jury to . Verdict.

"BailiH," said an Arkansas judge
one day last week TO the officer in
charge OF the jury, I" will you please
inform the jury that there will be
q horse race in Morick's pasture ct 3
o'clock"
The jury had been out for AS hours,
but in less than 80 minutes they
came into court with verdict,
-[Chicago Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18

Wool, 80 long as IL contains the nat
ural yoke or animal grease refuses to
felt; that is, its fbres will not maj to-
gether into a compact and close-grained
mass, which constitutes felt. When
the yolk has been extracted by a chem
ical process the wool has a tendency 10
interlace its fbres and 10 adhere firmly
20 the union thus formed. From a very
remote period the Orientals have had
this secret.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18
Baacnmh,a EIornI Farmer.

"Well, Bascomb, how is your mar.
RED liiep You used to call your wife q
daisy. Doyou still keep up the endear.
ing %title?"
"No. George. I've found another
sweet flower name for her. She's very
wakeful at night, and gives me the
awfulest curtain lectures"
"Ah, indeedl And what do you call
her now2'
"The night blooming serious"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18

A young doctor, having just bought q
practice in the suburbs, was waited
on by a gentleman unexceptionally
clrd.
Doctor" said the visitor, would
il he agreeable to you to renew the
agreement your predecessor made with
me2 ] gave so much for every custom.
er he sent me-"
"Ah. you are the chemistf"
"No, / am the undertaken"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18

The JOURNAL. with pleasure, ac-
knowledges the receipt Of the "Carni.
val' numoer Of Smalley's Northwest
Magazine. IL is a most entertaining
number and full Of interesting matter
relating 10 the 81. Paul carnival and
the mid.wintsr sports that took place
l n that city.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18

The president has signed the right
of-way bill for the Manitoba railroad
and there will be no more a%pprehen-
sion about the construction Of the road
into Helena and branches TO other
points in Montana.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18

CAPTAIN ADoLPHUs w. GREEIY
has been nominated by the President
to be chief signal officer. This will be
no surprise to the reading public,
Greely's appointment to this rank
having been a foregone conclusion and
is generally regarded as Just and right.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18

hsttof Ltst.
The foil wing letters remain un-
called for in the Miles City, NJ. T.,
postoffice, Feb. Is, 1887:
A
Adams, Chas Aud, Clint
Bmrn. Boyl, Miss Kitty
Bennett, w NJ
Clinton, Warron 2 Carolin, Christ'ph'r
Cox, Thos Caldwell, Cattle
Cronin, Mrs Eliza Currie, VIM W.
Davidson, James
Emerson. Frank
Fari-, Ed Frazier, DIS
Gray, Geo II Gibbons, John
Gailogly, + +
Harkens. Edw'd Harris, J II
Hpldman, CT Houlason, III
Johnson, W II
Kole, w L
Noofe, leo A Moore, w j
Mccarthy, SV
Nebo, Cas-
O'Sullivan, Michael
Peters, Ernest
Ronnd, Gao Rhines, Frank
Redfield, Chss 7 ksgen, Thos
Radcliffe, VIM II
Spaun, Benz H
ferguson, Miss NJ Toksch, +
Neslal, Jas
w
Westfall, Jim Wils)a, Geo +
Persons calling for the above letters
will please say they are advertised.
JOHN McAUsLAND. p. M.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-18

The foil wing letters remain un.
called for in the Miles City, NJ. T.,
postofice, Feb. Is, 1887: